{"product_id":"flight-of-the-patriot-escape-from-revolutionary-iran","title":"Flight of the Patriot Escape from Revolutionary Iran","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yadollah Sharifirad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Flight of the Patriot Escape from Revolutionary Iran\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2010-04-17\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a gripping, page-turning memoir of a US-trained Iranian fighter pilot who flew in the Shah of Iran's and the Ayatollah Khomeini's air force. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharifirad was shot down in the Iraqi-Iranian war in the early 1990s. Saved by a group of local Kurds, he returned to Iran where he became a national hero. A movie, called \u003ci\u003eEagles\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his rescue, was made in Iran in 1984. Sharifirad's story was also published in Iran in a book called \u003ci\u003eCrash on the Fortieth Mission\u003c\/i\u003e. Shortly after his return to Iran, the Ayatollah sent him to Pakistan as military attache. When he returned toTeheran, he was accused of being a CIA spy and was imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured. Sharifirad served a prison term and upon his release, despite constant surveillance, managed to smuggle his family out of the country. Eventually, he too managed a harrowing escape from Iran via Turkey to Canada, where he now lives with his family in Vancouver. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also provides an absorbing historical and cultural backdrop to Iran.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887625268\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 9.15 Inches, Length: 6.38 Inches, Weight: 1.25 Pounds, Width: 1.05 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yadollah Sharifirad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53284228989235,"sku":"9780887625268","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/234523482504.jpg?v=1777042992","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/flight-of-the-patriot-escape-from-revolutionary-iran","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}